runaway train

Runaway Train is a 1985 film which tells the story of two escaped convicts and a female train conductor who are stuck on a runaway train as it barrels through snowy desolate Alaska. The movie has a gritty, uninviting atmosphere. It stars Jon Voight as Oscar "Manny" Manheim, Eric Roberts as Buck and Rebecca De Mornay as Sara. The movie was written by Edward Bunker, Ryuzo Kikushima, Akira Kurosawa, Djordje Milicevic, Hideo Oguni and Paul Zindel. It was directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor (Jon Voight), Best Supporting Actor (Eric Roberts) and Editing.

The Making of

The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) decided that their name or logo could not be shown. The filming took place near Portage Glacier, Whittier and Grandview.

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